BALLYGUNGE
Assembly seat no. 161 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2006
AHMED JAVED KHAN
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2006
6,451
5.21% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
CPMRABIN DEB
- Votes
- 53,242
- Vote share
- 43.00%
- Behind by
- 6,451
Electors
1,89,478
Total votes polled
1,23,819
Valid votes
1,23,819
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.3%
Full result, 2006
9 candidates · 1,23,819 valid votes
AHMED JAVED KHANAITCwon
59,693
48.2%
RABIN DEBCPM
53,242
43.0%
DIBYENDU BISWASINC
6,416
5.2%
SUSANTA KUMAR GHOSHIND
1,497
1.2%
RABIN BANERJEEIND
812
0.7%
MAHESWAR DASBSP
761
0.6%
SK. MUKHTAR AHMEDIND
633
0.5%
SUBHASISH DASIND
474
0.4%
SASANKA SUBHRA MUKHERJEEIND
291
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay | AITC | 1,08,481 | 64.81% | Shatorupa | 61,476 |
| 2021 | Subrata Mukherjee | AITC | 1,06,585 | 70.60% | LOKENATH CHATTERJEE | 75,359 |
| 2016 | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | AITC | 70,083 | 45.53% | KRISHNA DEBNATH | 15,225 |
| 2011 | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | AITC | 88,194 | 60.65% | DR. FUAD HALIM | 41,185 |
| 2006 | AHMED JAVED KHAN | AITC | 59,693 | 48.21% | RABIN DEB | 6,451 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BALLYGUNGE assembly constituency in 2026?
Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay (AITC) won BALLYGUNGE in 2026, by a margin of 61,476 votes.
Which party has won BALLYGUNGE the most times?
CPM, with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BALLYGUNGE gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won BALLYGUNGE the most times?
SACHIN SEN, with 4 wins between 1977 and 1991.
